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goldenlake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
thaliareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Murder
This book is pretty dark. While it is for sure still YA appropriate it doesn't hide the horrors of plagues and of the medieval sort of lifestyle. There is also a lot of discussion on slavery as it's still present in the society despite certain individual's horrors at the practice. I might have missed a couple of content warnings as I read this a month ago and am catching up on reviews.annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Alcohol
thecatconstellation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Classism
rini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
macthekat's review against another edition
4.5
I did not want the book to stop.
There some some neat cameos and forshadowing of events in the later books, but I don't think one would notice, if one had not read any other book. I can very much be read by it self.
I really enjoyed the book and it really makes me want to read the next book set in the country - that would be the last of the Immortals series.
It is quite a cozy read - in that way many magical boarding school books are. The students faces challenges, but not world shattering ones. We got a lot of everyday school scenes as well as the big drama scenes.
This is very much a book that take a long hard look at slavery - without being graphic - the protagonist struggles morally with living in a slave society.
It is also a book that deals frankly with the love life of teenagers - they are all allowed to have a number of romantic partners - there is no drama and no judgement in it. Also the boys have a pretty frank talk about morning wood and changing bodies - which is the first I have ever read seen from a boy's perspective.
Hmm I might be talking my self into giving it an extra star and not punishing it for me reading it too late at night and being really sleepy a lot of the time I was reading. I am pretty sure it will work very well at the inevitable reread.
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Medical content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Bullying and Sexism